Obituaries

Barbara Kay Lanier Lively Nail

May 1, 2014

Barbara Kay Lanier Lively Nail, 67, of Collins passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Born in Kissimmee, Florida, she was the daughter of Tom and Alice Barber Lanier and had lived most of her life in Collins. Kay was a homemaker, a seamstress and flower gardener. She was a loving wife, mother...

Treecy Leggett Burns

Apr 25, 2014

Treecy Leggett Burns, 70, of Cobbtown died Friday, April 25, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Appling County, she was the daughter of Ira Lee and Ollie Mae Griffin Leggett. She was a graduate of Appling County High School and lived in Augusta for 36 years before moving to Cobbtown in 2003. Treecy...

Leona Tucker Sutton

Apr 19, 2014

Leona Tucker Sutton, 97, died Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, FL. Born in 1916 in Candler County, she was the daughter of Joe Tucker, Sr. and Ida Frances DeLoach Tucker.

Mrs. Sutton had lived most of her life in Florida and was of the Baptist faith. She was...

Eddie Allen Rigdon, Sr

Apr 8, 2014

Eddie Allen Rigdon, Sr., 70, died Tuesday, April 08, 2014 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. A lifelong resident of Candler County, he was the son of Vannie L. and Margaret Adaline “Maggie” Boulineau Rigdon. He was a graduate of Swainsboro Technical School and was in construction for many years. Eddie served in the U....

Bobbie Collins Kersey

Apr 5, 2014

Bobbie Collins Kersey, 87, died Saturday, April 5, 2014, at her home in Kinston, Alabama. Born in Cobbtown, Georgia, she is the daughter of the late Bob and Etter Henley Collins. She was a homemaker and the best cook in the world who loved her children and grandchildren. She was a Baptist and was preceded...

Robert Long

Apr 4, 2014

Robert Long, 56, of Pulaski died Friday, April 4, 2014 at Orchard Manor Health and Rehabilitation. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday, 10:00 am, at the Lake Cemetery in Metter with Elder Mike Newman officiating. Guest book: www.kennedyfuneralhomechapels.com.

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Mildred Helen Anderson Sikes

Apr 3, 2014

Mildred Anderson Sikes, 84, died Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Collins, she was the daughter of Ottis and Vesti Oliver Anderson. She was a 1948 graduate of Collins High School and lived most of her life in Reidsville. Mildred worked as a nanny, taking care of children for two families for 20 years....

Helen Norma Powell Moore

Apr 2, 2014

Helen Norma Powell Moore, 85, died peacefully with her children by her side on Wednesday, April 02, 2014 at Azalea Nursing and Rehabilitation. The Cobbtown native, daughter of Cicero and Josephine Akins Powell, had lived in Metter for the past nine years after moving from Lyons. She was a homemaker who loved to fish, cook, and grow...

Betty Christine Hodges Powell

Mar 22, 2014

Betty Hodges Powell, 83, of Claxton died Saturday, March 22, 2014, at her home. The Evans County native and lifelong resident was the daughter of Edgar Lee and Katie Hendley Hodges. She was a 1952 graduate of Claxton High School and a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church. Betty was a homemaker, wonderful wife...

Mary Elizabeth Hadden Robinson

Mar 22, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Hadden Robinson, 95, died Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Oxley Park Nursing and Rehabilitation in Lyons. Born in Toombs County, she lived most of her life in the Marvin Community moving to Vidalia in 1979. Mary was the daughter of John Thomas and Mattie Amerson Hadden where she grew up working on the family farm....

Bobbie Lanier Smith

Mar 14, 2014

Bobbie Lanier Smith, 93, died Friday, March 14, 2014, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. Born in Liberty County, the daughter of Robert Allen and Cora Lee Williams Lanier, she has lived most of her life in Candler County. For 17 years, she was owner and operator of A&S Restaurant in Metter. Her ministry in life was...

Julia Smith Coursey

Mar 4, 2014

Julia Smith Coursey, 93, of Metter passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at her home under Community Hospice care. She was born in Truetlen County, the daughter of Bothel and Vinnie Smith. She worked at Twin City Manufacturing and Argo Manufacturing finishing her working career at BC Moore in Metter. Julia continued to work part time at Moore's as...

Willie Charles Sikes

Feb 27, 2014

Willie Charles Sikes, 80, of Collins died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Memorial Hospital. Born in Collins, he was the son of William Henry "Willie" and Jewell Boyd Sikes. Charles served in the U.S. Army and was a lifelong farmer in the Pine Grove Community. He was a Deacon of Pine Grove Baptist Church. Charles was a family man....

Kathy Ann Dowell Cress

Feb 26, 2014

Kathy Ann Dowell Cress, 58, of Collins died Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at Candler-St Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. The Winston Salem native moved to Collins almost a year ago from Maryland where she had lived for 50 years. She was a 1975 graduate of Northeast High School in Pasadena, Maryland. While working, Kathy was a Security Specialist for Omnisec....

Alfred "Al" J. Beasley

Feb 24, 2014

Al Beasley, 73, of the Hillview Community passed away Monday, February 24, 2014, at Ogeechee Area Hospice after an extended illness. Al was born to the late Roscoe and Mae Deriso Beasley of Metter. A 1958 Metter High School graduate, he had served in the National Guard. After enjoying a long career, he retired from Metter Ford Company in...

Lorena Beasley Durden

Feb 20, 2014

Lorena Beasley Durden, 89, of Metter died Thursday, February 20, 2014, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. Born in Bulloch County, she was the daughter of Clem G. and Claudia Lee Beasley. Lorena was a 1941 Statesboro High School graduate where she played basketball. Living in Candler County most of her life, she retired as a Supervisor at Twin...

Sarah Elizabeth Clary Kennedy Minchew

Feb 2, 2014

Sarah Elizabeth Clary Kennedy Minchew passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2014, surrounded by her family. Born in 1925 in Jesup, Georgia, Sarah was the eldest child of Reverend Simon Peter and Grace Clary. She grew up all over South Georgia moving from one small Methodist church to another. She graduated from High School in Sylvester and then from...

Eddie Dee Mcdaniel

Jan 31, 2014

Eddie Dee McDaniel, 55, of Metter died Friday, January 31, 2014, at the Candler County Hospital. He was born in Cobbtown, the son of Robert and Hattie Lou Cooper McDaniel. A 1976 Reidsville High School graduate, he lived most of his life in the Cobbtown area. Eddie had worked in construction and was an avid fisherman. He was preceded...

Jerome Donaldson

Jan 26, 2014

Jerome Hollie Donaldson, 95, of Metter died Sunday, January 26, 2014, at the Candler County Hospital. Born in Metter, he was the son of Erastus and Sallie Riggs Donaldson. A 1936 Metter High School graduate, he took a summer job at a tobacco warehouse in Metter and followed the market onto Greenville, NC. A cousin registered him for college...

Rubye Brantley Trapnell Becker

Jan 11, 2014

Rubye Brantley Trapnell Becker, 95, died Saturday, January 11, 2014. She was born in Johnson County, Georgia, to the late Candler County Sheriff T. W. Brantley and DeVida Wheeler Brantley. She was the widow of J. T. Trapnell of Metter, GA and Robert D. Becker of Hilton Head Island, SC. She lived most of her life in Metter, then...